The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League will be the fifth season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA.
| 2020–21 Basketball Champions League | |
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| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | TBA |
| Number of teams | TBA |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The start date of the season is not known yet as the previous season will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
NOTE: The following list of qualified teams is provisional based in sources and their performance in the national league, subject to final confirmation by FIBA. |
Country ranking
For the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the Basketball Champions League rankings,[citation needed] which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2019–20.[1]
- Note: The play-offs of the 2019–20 season have yet to be completed, which can change the standings.
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Team allocation
- Abd: Abandoned season because of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
- CLR: Teams qualified based on their Basketball Champions League rankings
- Teams in bold have been confirmed.
- Notes
- ^ France (FRA): The LNB ruled the 2019–20 Pro A season void without a classification. As a result, the BCL ruled that teams from France were selected on their BCL club rankings. JDA Dijon and SIG Strasbourg qualified as such.[12]
Applicants
The following clubs are known to have applied but are not assured of a spot based on sporting merits:
| Unconfirmed | |
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 Telenet Giants Antwerp (Abd-3rd)
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 Juventus (Abd-5th) [13]
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 Aris (Abd-13th) [14]
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 Donar (Abd-2nd)
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| Iraklis B.C. (Abd-7th)
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References
- ^ "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Top European clubs commit to Basketball Champions League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "LegaBasket Assembly approves 18-team format for next season". Eurohoops. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Casademont Zaragoza will compete in BCL for second consecutive year". Sportando. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Fortitudo Bologna commits to Basketball Champions League". Eurohoops. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "«Парма» получила право на участие в Еврокубках". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Takımlarımızın Hangi Avrupa Kupasında Mücade Edeceği Netleşmeye Başladı" (in Turkish). 31 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Tofas joined the Basketball Champions League". Eurohoops. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "También el San Pablo se decanta por la Champions". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Jest zgłoszenie! Start Lublin chce do Ligi Mistrzów - PolskiKosz.pl". https://polskikosz.pl/ (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Pro Basketball League defines modalities for 2020-2021 season". EuroMillions Basketball League. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Comninos on BCL criteria: It's meritocratic, we have objective ranking on each club". Eurohoops. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Three Lithuanian teams in the Basketball Champions league?". lrt.lt. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Εξέφρασε ενδιαφέρον για Basketball Champions League ο Άρης". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
External links
- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA (official website)